- “That one just pulls like a little bit orange on me, but that formula is really great”40:45–40:50
- Source: 50 products I actually used up (beauty empties I loved + hated) - Apr 22, 2026
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Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer"That one just pulls like a little bit orange on me, but that formula is really great."-
Baked Bronzer"It's a lot more warm than I anticipated."$12.99
Baked Blush"I absolutely love it and I'm adding it to my favorites list."$12.99
Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Smoothing Primer"The texture on it is almost feels heavy when you pick it up, but you get it on your skin, you're going across your skin, and it feels like air."$17.50
Make It Last Moisture Boost Alcohol-Free Setting Spray"This is a beautiful option if you want a more glowy kind of natural finish."$16.99
Make It Last Original - Natural Finish Setting Spray"This is the best. This is the goat of drugstore setting sprays."$13.99
Keep It Full Plumping Lip Liner"This also has that plum brown tone in it."$11.99
Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Skin Tint Stick"If you prefer something a little bit more lightweight, I love the Milani Blur Out Skin Tint Stick."$16.99
Highly Rated Fan Club Fanning Mascara"I really love this mascara. This is an honorable mention."$14.99
Gilded Mini Eyeshadow Palette"I have these little six pan palettes in probably every shade they have."$8.99
Fruit Fetish Lip Oil"The smell, pretty tint, very light tint."$9.99
Baked Highlighter"It's giving everything that I expected. It really does look like a white skin glow from within sort of look. Love, love, love."-
Color Fetish Matte Lipstick"These have always been so good. They are super pigmented. They are matte, so they're going to last, but they are not drying."$10.99
Keep It Full Glossy Plumping Balm"Next is the best cream bronzer at the drugstore, which is the Milani."$16.99
Stay Put Eyeshadow Primer"Non-negotiable for me."-
Highly Rated Lash Extensions XL Volumizing Tubing Mascara"I like this one a lot better than the original."$14.99
Highly Rated Lash Extensions Tubing Mascara"When you initially open it up, it is so wet. Like, it is the wettest mascara ever. It takes forever to dry out."-
Highly Rated Anti-Gravity Waterproof Mascara"This has been my favorite for quite a few years. It is an amazing mascara."$11.99
Make It Last Moisture Boost Setting Spray"We'll do the Milani Make It Last Moisture Boost."$10.99
Cheek Kiss Cream Blush"There's sort of a dewy natural glow to these, which is perfect in my opinion for your cheeks."$10.99
Baked Blurring Finishing Powder"I cannot stop using this."-
Understatement Lip Liner"Can't beat this. Goes on smooth as glass."-
Color Statement Lipstick"This is such a perfect pinky nude shade."$6.99
Conceal + Perfect Longwear Concealer"I truly feel like you cannot go wrong with this one from Milani."$11.99
Cheek Kiss Liquid Blush + Glow"I loved this. I wore this nearly every day in the summer."$12.99
Skin Quench Hydrating Face Primer"This hydrates, but it perfects at the same time."$11.99
Make It Last Mattifying Setting Powder"Pressed powders are absolutely easier than loose because you don't have to pre-blend the brush."$12.99
Make It Last Dewy Finish Setting Spray"The mist is definitely different. Even though I don't have as much in here, it still sprays evenly all over the face, whereas this one it's very misty and wet, but it is even and it is a little bit more dewy."$10.99
Rose Powder Blush"I feel like it's a really pretty baby pink blush."$11.99
Silky Matte Bronzing Powder"Wow, this is such a good bronzer."$12.99
Everyday Eyes Eyeshadow Collection"Terra is my actual favorite. It's a deeper, more sultry brown."-Eyeshadow Primer"I just recommend using a little bit of eyeshadow primer and then going in with your setting powder and just applying that on top."$7.99
Stay Put Tank Liquid Eyeliner"Milani Stay Put Tank, that stuff does not move from where you put it."$12.99
Color Statement Lipliner"I absolutely love this shade. It's a really warm sort of terracotta brown. Looks really good with the warmer lip shades I like to wear."$32.99
Color Fetish Lip Stain"Four out of five days. This is what I'm using."$11.99
Clean Start Prep Step Hypochlorous Acid Facial Mist"Hypochlorous acid is one of my favorite ingredients in skin care."$13.99
No Pore Zone Mattifying Primer"We're going to use this pore filling primer to pore fill our pores in the center."$12.99
Make It Last Original Setting Spray + Primer"This leaves a veil on my skin that I don't like. It almost looks like saran wrap and it dulls for me how I like my skin to look."$10.99
Stay Put Eyeliner"The application is so easy."$8.99
Stay Put Tinted Brow Mousse"I love this shade. It is truly a cool cool dark brown that actually matches my hair perfectly."$12.99Browse more
- “If you put this in a high-end product container and gave it to me, I would 100% believe that this was like a 50 plus dollar bronzer”0:39–0:43
- “Blends like a dream, great pigmentation, long-lasting”0:45–0:49
- Source: Best affordable makeup of 2025 explained - Dec 12, 2025
- “I would spend high-end money for this Milani cream bronzer”0:37–0:41
- “This Cheek Kiss cream bronzer is one of my absolute favorite formulas ever”
- “It blends like an absolute dream and it looks so stunning on the skin”
- “I will pick this over my high-end cream bronzers any day”
- Source: Drugstore makeup tutorial - Aug 2, 2025
Variant: Hey Honey
- “I'm going to stick to a holy grail Cheek Kiss cream bronzer in the shade Hey Honey”5:09–5:14
- “This is actually the lightest shade. I can use this when I'm fair and when I'm tan”5:14–5:20
- “This is more of like a natural almost satin matte sort of finish”5:18–5:25
- “When it comes to my cream bronzer, I don't like it to be super dewy. But I love that it has this soft matte finish”5:29–5:33
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
- “Need I say more? I hit pan. This blends beautifully, it lasts”0:23–0:30
- Source: Holy Grail Affordable Makeup Products - Apr 15, 2026
Variant: Hey Honey
- “The Milani Cheek Kiss cream bronzer is my favorite for like a true long lasting cream formula”22:00–22:08
- “This bronzer locks down. It will not move”22:12–22:17
- “This one also has more of a natural finish as well”
- “When you apply this one to the skin, it almost just kind of has like more of a true natural almost matte finish, which is harder to find when it comes to creams”22:21–22:29
- “The actual formula is so good that I can't really imagine that I'll ever, you know, not have it in my collection”22:42–22:46
- Source: Best drugstore makeup for hot weather - May 18, 2026
- “This is an amazing formula”
- “It feels quite similar”3:40–3:43
- “This is one not to be overlooked”
- “It's not going to clog your pores. It blends well. It wears well. Just everything about the formulation in here is so so good”4:17–4:23
- “This is like a standalone moment”4:26–4:30
- Source: Drugstore vs. Luxury: Best in Category - Mar 16, 2026
Variant: Spilling Tea
- “I love this formula”
- “These are so effortless to apply and blend”14:20–14:26
- “You can keep it sheer or build it up so easily”14:23–14:28
- “There's no greasiness to them whatsoever”14:26–14:30
- “They're very lightweight and give a soft matte kind of blurred finish”14:28–14:35
- “There's just no stickiness here whatsoever”14:36–14:42
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
Variant: Spilling Tea
- “You guys know I swear by this product”
- “Is this not the prettiest, prettiest, easy to blend cream product?”4:59–5:06
- “Milani kills it with their cream products, period”5:02–5:10
- “If you were looking for something that feels luxurious through and through that is not going to break the bank, this is it”5:08–5:15
- Source: Drugstore makeup that beats luxury - Apr 20, 2026
- “They're easy, they're blendable, they're buttery, they are long-lasting”8:14–8:20
- “The shades are amazing to choose from. The price point is just unmatched”8:20–8:24
- “The way they blend on is buttery, it's not patchy, it doesn't rip up your makeup underneath”8:24–8:30
- “This just works so well with so many formulas that you would put this on top of”8:37–8:42
- “It's also all skin type and all skin age friendly, in my opinion, making this a no-fail cream bronzer at the drugstore”8:41–8:48
- Source: 15 no fail makeup products - Jan 10, 2026
- “How easy and seamless it is to work with”0:59–1:03
- “I just accidentally applied way too much and this will blend out beautifully”1:01–1:05
- “One of those rare cream bronzers that I can actually apply both underneath and on top of powder and it works great both ways”1:05–1:11
- Source: Best drugstore makeup under $20 - Mar 26, 2026
Variant: 120: Spilling Tea
- “Milani cream bronzer in shade 120 blends into the skin like butter”0:16–0:20
- Source: Full Face Using the Best Drugstore Makeup - Jan 6, 2025
Variant: Hey Honey
- “The Milani Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer is also really good, but definitely not as good of a shade range as Lunar Beauty or Morphe for the creams”22:46–22:53
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
Variant: Spicy Season
- “I feel like this shade called Spicy Season doesn't get enough love”
- “It's just a classic cream pan, but it's going to blend with ease”10:05–10:11
- “This shade, I feel like gives such a real bronze and a really effective contour, too”10:08–10:13
- “The texture is creamy. It looks super natural on your skin. It wears well”10:38–10:43
- “I think this is kind of the hidden gem within this range. Consider Spicy Season. I think you'll like it”10:43–10:50
- Source: Ranking my top bronzers - all formats - May 2, 2026
Variant: Spicy Season
- “I used some cream contour. This is Milani's Cheek Kiss in the shade Spicy Season”8:44–8:51
- Source: Glowy not sticky coverage faves and how I apply them - Apr 14, 2026
- “The formulas are so similar between these two”
- “If I closed my eyes and used them, I don't think I'd be able to tell a difference really”
- “Very creamy, very pigmented, very bronzy”9:15–9:20
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Hey Honey
- “Right off the bat, it looks a lot darker”2:26–2:31
- “I'm going to be careful not to build up the Milani too much cuz it's very pigmented”2:32–2:41
- “I think if you're wanting more bang for your buck, this Milani is amazing”2:44–2:50
- “Wow. Okay, honestly, I love it”2:51–2:54
- “I love it so much, I'm putting it on the Chanel side. I'm covering the Chanel bronzer with the Milani bronzer”2:55–2:58
- “We'll say even though per ounce this is a worse value, like I have had this for coming up on 3 years and I've just hit pan”3:00–3:04
- Source: Luxury vs Drugstore Makeup Comparison - May 24, 2026
Variant: Amalfi Glow
- “It's a lot more warm than I anticipated”19:15–19:19
- “That actually looks so much warmer in my complexion than it does in the pan”19:17–19:24
- “I do love the formula”
- Source: New drugstore makeup releases reviewed - Jan 6, 2026
Variant: 01 Amalfi Glow
- “Baked products are always going to be the easiest to use on your skin”23:04–23:10
- “If you want the easiest bronzer now and also the easiest baked blush to apply, the Milani is the brand to go to”23:22–23:26
- “Tell me there's an easier bronzer out there. I doubt it”25:16–25:19
- “I don't think there's ever going to be an easier application and or bronzer at the drugstore especially than the Milani baked bronzers”25:17–25:23
- “It gives you the option, right? You could build up the intensity or you could keep it really soft and natural”26:09–26:15
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
Variant: Spilling Tea
- “I hit pan. I never hit pan on anything”
- “This is probably the best bronzer. Like, it's definitely in my top two”6:11–6:15
- “Pigment is so stunning. It blends in like butter onto the skin and it just gives you the most beautiful like sun-kissed warmth”6:17–6:22
- “This is the perfect shade for me”6:24–6:27
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup favorites 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
Variant: Amalfi Glow
- “The more I use them, the more I'm impressed by these”1:17–1:24
- “They're so smooth as I touch it. Like just really really soft”1:39–1:44
- “It's not a product you're going to scrub into with your brush”1:44–1:47
- “It can kind of work into the contours of your skin and really give a beautiful bit of gentle contrast to skin tones that are light to medium”1:49–1:56
- “It doesn't look dry and powdery, but it just looks smooth”2:18–2:24
- “These are matte bronzers”
- “Great pigment, easy application”
- “I think they're a beautiful product”2:39–2:42
- Source: Ranking my top bronzers - all formats - May 2, 2026
- “I really love how easy this formula is to work with because it's not overly pigmented”23:13–23:20
- “It's something that's buildable and blendable”23:20–23:23
- “You can also wear it with a softer amount of pigment, which I think pairs really beautifully with the radiant finish that it has”23:25–23:30
- “It doesn't look too highlightery”23:36–23:38
- “It doesn't look chunky”23:38–23:41
- “It's not something that overly emphasizes texture or pores”23:39–23:44
- “The final look for me is just soft and smooth and diffused”23:44–23:48
- Source: The best new products I've tried in a long time - Apr 26, 2026
Variant: Tuscan Tan
- “Maybe even more of a favorite than this one”
- “02 Tuscan Tan would probably be my top favorite”
- “It doesn't look dry and powdery, but it just looks smooth”
- “These are matte bronzers”
- “Great pigment, easy application”
- Source: Ranking my top bronzers - all formats - May 2, 2026
Variant: Amalfi Glow
- “For more of an illuminating bronzer, I think that the Milani baked bronzers are absolutely beautiful”23:25–23:29
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
Variant: Amalfi Glow
- “So beautiful”
- “Soft powder, a little bit of a slight radiant kind of light reflective quality to it”6:48–6:56
- “It's very sheer and light”7:12–7:16
- “There's quite a bit of kickback... it's kind of messy in a sense”7:10–7:15
- “It's beautiful on the skin”
- “Really beautiful powder bronzer”
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup Right Now (New & Affordable Favorites) - May 5, 2026
Variant: Tuscan Tan
- “The Milani baked bronzer is also amazing quality”11:38–11:44
- “It used to be good, but now it is way better”11:43–11:47
- “It blends seamlessly”11:44–11:50
- “It's not muddy”11:47–11:51
- “It's really soft and effortless on the skin”11:50–11:53
- “There's no glitter in this formula”11:51–11:55
- “Tuscan Tan is my perfect shade”11:53–11:56
- Source: Best drugstore makeup top 3 in every category - Jun 6, 2026
Variant: 01
- “I wore it yesterday, and I really enjoyed the color, the finish, everything about it”7:19–7:25
- “It looks very light in the pan, but once it goes onto your skin and sinks into like your foundation and all the previous layers, it darkens a lot”8:14–8:18
- “It's a little bit surprising how pigmented it can actually get”
- “My favorites coming out of today's video are these two products. The Milani bronzer as well as the Maybelline Cloudtopia Lip and Cheek Mousse”17:13–17:17
- “And this bronzer is just so nice. I'm such a sucker for baked products, you guys already know”17:25–17:31
- Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
Variant: Amalfi Glow
- “If you don't set your skin thoroughly, this one tends to really grasp onto those areas and it can give the appearance of a patchy look and this also deposits far darker of a color than you'd expect from just looking at it in the pan”8:07–8:13
- “The tone is nice, the finish is really pretty. It doesn't have that heavy metallic look at all. It adds that really nice soft candlelit glow, not like an obvious highlighting glow”8:33–8:39
- Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
Variant: 01 Amalfi Glow
- “So, so pretty, you guys”
- “These are so finely milled and just beautiful”
- “If you have fair skin like me, it's harder to find a bronzer that doesn't pull too orange or anything like that. And this one is really nice”10:06–10:10
- Source: Repurchase or pass? Popular new skincare, makeup, and beauty reviews - May 7, 2026
Variant: Amalfi Glow
- “I do really enjoy this Milani pressed powder. It does add just like a slight bit of coverage”
- Source: Dollar tree makeup 8 hour wear test - Jun 4, 2026
Variant: Amalfi Glow
- “I felt like it looked kind of a yellow orange color on me. So, that was super disappointing”10:54–11:00
- “It's super pigmented, so the brush picks up a ton of product. The first time I used this, I went completely overboard and it got really muddy and I felt like it took forever to blend”11:04–11:14
- “I just felt like it did kind of cling to certain areas of my skin”11:34–11:42
- “I don't think it's horrible. Especially um you know for those of you who don't have a cool undertone and you don't mind something that has a little more warmth to it, then you'll be fine”12:35–12:40
- “I think if you have a cool undertone, you're probably going to want to skip these”12:54–12:57
- Source: Ranking new drugstore makeup: hits, misses & surprises - Jun 13, 2026
Variant: 01 Amalfi Glow
- “I think it is a little bit warmer than I was expecting and hoping for”11:00–11:04
- “It does have quite a bit more warmth than I think suits my pale skin”11:04–11:08
- “Not the biggest fan of that”
- “The bronzer is a pass for me”
- Source: Trying new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - May 10, 2026
Variant: Berry Amore
- “I absolutely love it and I'm adding it to my favorites list”24:20–24:24
- “It's not a berry shade at all. Like even a little bit. It's like a beige pink. There's a little peach in there”24:28–24:35
- “This is my favorite kind of blush shade”24:35–24:39
- “With this lighter shade, the radiance is not too intense”24:51–24:56
- “Both of these are definitely favorites”24:54–24:56
- “I feel like they just nailed it with the reformulation of these”24:56–25:01
- Source: The best new products I've tried in a long time - Apr 26, 2026
Variant: Dolce Pink
- “This is one of the best blushes”0:52–0:56
- “It's been around for a long time, but I will always use it, and this pink shade is beautiful”0:55–0:59
- “This one you literally don't even need a highlighter with it”0:59–1:05
- Source: My Top 5 Drugstore Blushes - May 13, 2025
Variant: Berry Amore
- “The drugstore option is the Milani baked blush in the shade Berry Amore”32:02–32:07
- Source: Everyday drugstore makeup routine - Jun 14, 2026
Variant: Luminoso
- “I've used this a million times on my channel”45:37–45:43
- “It's a classic peachy shade from Milani”45:54–45:59
- “It's a beautiful peachy blush”46:03–46:06
- “The blushes, you already know I love”
- Source: New drugstore makeup releases reviewed - Jan 6, 2026
- “These are beautifully pigmented”1:15–1:18
- “Look at that sheen and they feel super lightweight on the skin”1:16–1:22
- Source: Best affordable makeup of 2025 explained - Dec 12, 2025
- “This is more pigmented”0:45–0:50
- Source: Holy Grail Affordable Makeup Products - Apr 15, 2026
Variant: 03 Berry Amore
- “You really cannot goof this blush up. There's just it's goof-proof. It really is literally goof-proof”26:58–27:05
- “It's layering very nicely on top of the bronzer, but it's not competing with it”27:08–27:12
- “Such a pretty shade”27:12–27:14
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
Variant: 17 Sparkling Rosé
- “Milani pink pentakata. This is the new baked blush color and 17”
- Source: Grwm in Austin - Mar 27, 2026
Variant: Pink Panna Cotta
- “Oh, yeah. I love”
- “The blusher and highlighter massive yeses”13:53–13:56
- Source: Trying new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - May 10, 2026
Variant: Berry Amore
- “Very light, sheer, beautiful, soft highlight”8:26–8:32
- “I added this on top of my cream blush today and it just gave the softest like highlight”8:30–8:37
- “If you want a lot of color, you're going to have to layer this and layer this to get it”8:37–8:41
- “It's beautiful to top it on top of a blush that you might have on like a cream bronzer to maybe set it and to give a little oomph of color and a little bit of highlight. So pretty”8:41–8:44
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup Right Now (New & Affordable Favorites) - May 5, 2026
Variant: Berry Amore
- “I feel like Milani's also kind of slept on”
- “I feel like it's a little bit luminous as well”7:45–7:50
- “Honestly, I feel like it's a really good blush match”7:50–7:55
- Source: Full face drugstore makeup 2026: expensive look, budget price - Apr 9, 2026
Variant: Dolce Pink
- “My blush is Milani Dolce Pink”9:00–9:04
- “This does have some glow to it”9:03–9:07
- “Any additional glow on my cheeks that's going beyond this product shining through is probably from this blush”9:08–9:14
- Source: Glowy not sticky coverage faves and how I apply them - Apr 14, 2026
Variant: Luminoso
- “This was not my personal favorite of the Milani baked blushes, I will say”7:52–8:00
- “I can build it up to a place where I'm like, okay, I feel blushy enough”7:57–8:05
- “It's peachy. It's softly glowy”8:02–8:05
- “I don't hate luminoso, but it's just not my most most favorite”8:21–8:27
- “The thing you've just got to keep in mind when building it up is you're going to keep getting more glow as well as more color”8:26–8:29
- Source: Full face of nostalgic makeup favorites - Jun 4, 2026
Variant: 01 Dolce Pink
- “Milani came out with the prettiest new pink blushes”18:05–18:09
- “Their blushes are super nice. They're like baked a little bit Lumi”18:12–18:16
- “I'm just going to take the tiniest amount because these do actually have a lot of pigment to them regardless if they're baked”18:28–18:35
- “Oh, that's pretty with that um highlight that I put on earlier underneath. Like that is such a pretty combo”18:37–18:41
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Dolce Pink
- “This one's a hair bit light for my skin tone. Still so pretty”18:19–18:25
- “It's like that purpley pink viral Barbie doll color”18:22–18:28
- Source: Hot new drugstore makeup brutally honest review - Jun 1, 2026
Variant: Berry Amore
- “These are so finely milled and just beautiful”12:38–12:43
- “They're so easy to blend into the skin”12:48–12:52
- “This Berry Amore is not my favorite shade”12:29–12:33
- Source: Repurchase or pass? Popular new skincare, makeup, and beauty reviews - May 7, 2026
Variant: Dolce Pink
- “Now, let's move on to the reformulated Milani blush”1:01–1:06
- “I got mine in Dolce Pink”1:04–1:07
- “Be careful because a lot of product comes off, like a shimmery baby pink”1:06–1:10
- “This one has a little bit more overt shimmer and sparkle, whereas this one is a lot more subtle”1:12–1:17
- Source: New Drugstore Makeup 2026 - Jan 23, 2026
Variant: Sparkling Rosé
- “The blush is making me nervous for the highlighter for sure. Look how vastly different the finishes are on there. This one's like very texture enhancing, whereas this one's pretty blurring”7:30–7:34
- Source: Trying my new drugstore makeup purchases - Feb 5, 2026
Variant: Sparkling Rosé
- “This is the most texture enhancing baked blush I have ever tried. It's like the worst, most metallic silver highlighter blended with a very unflattering base color”3:24–3:29
- “It just looks horrendous. It's just way too intense. Even if you try to apply a little bit, it just gets absorbed by your foundation and it just gets really sticky”3:35–3:42
- Source: Best and worst of latest makeup launches - Feb 25, 2026
- “The texture on it is almost feels heavy when you pick it up, but you get it on your skin, you're going across your skin, and it feels like air”1:25–1:33
- “Not only does it feel like air, it feels very, very cooling on the skin”1:33–1:42
- “This is a matte primer, so it's not going to leave your skin feeling dewy at all, but what I love about it is that even though it's matte, it doesn't dry me out”1:39–1:46
- “I just find that it is the most perfecting primer that I have tried in a very long time”1:50–1:56
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “It does smooth the skin so well”1:15–1:19
- “This product makes your skin look and feel incredibly smooth and blurred”1:24–1:31
- “It is a very moisturizing product”1:31–1:35
- “It has a nice refreshing feel, but I find that it also mattifies my skin really well”1:33–1:37
- “Makeup just wears extremely well on top of this product”1:37–1:41
- “It's not sticky or tacky like a lot of longwearing primers can be these days”1:41–1:46
- “When I prep my skin with this product, my makeup not only looks flawless initially, but it looks great throughout the day”1:57–2:03
- “This primer really does live up to all of its claims”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products in every category - Apr 22, 2025
- “If you want your skin to be blurred to perfection, the blur out smoothing primer from Milani is the best of the best”7:32–7:38
- “This is honestly the best drugstore primer in general because products apply flawlessly on top, but the way that this blurs your skin, it's like a high-end primer”7:36–7:44
- “The texture is thicker, but it melts into the skin”7:47–7:51
- “It just gives you blurred, flawless skin, truly”7:50–7:54
- Source: Best drugstore makeup top 3 in every category - Jun 6, 2026
- “It's affordable”
- “It took the place of the glowish primer, my hooded beauty primer”5:42–5:47
- “These are thicker primers which almost give a cooling sensation on the skin and also help fill in any pores, fine lines”5:45–5:52
- “It just really provides a smooth, blurred canvas so that when you put your foundation on top, it just goes on more evenly and smoothly and doesn't settle into those problem areas”5:52–5:58
- “My makeup just looks way better when I use this”6:02–6:08
- “I can do a more dewy look like this and not be worried about my pores because I feel like my skin is just nice and smoothed out with this”6:07–6:11
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “If you have large pores, texture, anything like that, this is such a great product because it actually smooths out your pores”30:21–30:29
- “It's like magic for the skin. If you have pores and texture and you have not tried this, you need to try this”31:04–31:08
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “It also blurs my pores like no other”2:52–2:57
- “It's from the drugstore. What more can I say? This was a hit this year”2:55–3:00
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “And then Milani Blur Smoothing Primer fills in your pores, gives you a nice smooth finish, but also leaves behind a cooling sensation”0:17–0:21
- Source: Drugstore skin prep for long lasting makeup - Aug 4, 2025
- “I've talked about this like 100 times on my channel, but it's so good”2:53–2:58
- “A little bit goes a long way”3:07–3:11
- “This almost has like a whipped kind of airy feel”3:09–3:14
- “It does leave your skin with more of like a natural leaning matte finish, but it's very, very moisturizing”3:16–3:22
- “If you're someone who does have oily skin or combo skin, your skin will not get as oily throughout the day when you use this product”3:36–3:40
- “This really does feel like a luxury product at the drugstore”3:42–3:48
- “Nothing quite wears as well as this one”
- “This one really is the perfect base for smoothing out the skin, creating a blurred finish, allowing your makeup to last really well throughout the day, but it doesn't have like that sticky texture that a lot of longwearing primers do”3:24–3:28
- Source: Best drugstore makeup for hot weather - May 18, 2026
- “The Milani one is one of my top primers of all time”20:57–21:02
- “The Milani one blends in and basically disappears into your skin”21:28–21:35
- Source: Worst makeup of 2026 - Apr 29, 2026
- “Milani cooling smoothing texture is so gorgeous”2:14–2:23
- “The packaging itself is beautiful”2:21–2:25
- “It still blurs very aggressively”
- “The way that it blends in the skin, it doesn't peel”3:04–3:08
- “It's more of an all-in-one and it still blurs very aggressively”
- “If you have not tried this one yet, it is phenomenal”
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup guide: best in each category - Jul 21, 2025
- “This new Milani primer is super similar”3:20–3:27
- “Has a little spatula where you can get the product out”3:25–3:29
- “This is super blurring to the skin”3:29–3:32
- “Kind of has like a cooling feeling”3:31–3:34
- “Honestly, I like this one better than the Tatcha one cuz the Tatcha one was a little bit of like a harder surface”3:32–3:38
- “This one just like blends and morphs into the skin really easily”3:38–3:43
- “I feel like it is easier to apply but gives that same blurred out smoothed effect and also like totally fills in where you might have enlarged pores”3:43–3:48
- Source: 10 Best Drugstore Beauty Dupes 2025 - May 9, 2025
- “This Milani Conceal and Perfect Blurring Primer is so good”1:54–2:00
- “I don't know if you guys can see, but it immediately blurs the pores”1:59–2:03
- “I find with these sort of siliconey pore blurring primers, it works best if you kind of swipe it on and then pat it into your pores or the lines that you're trying to fill in”2:04–2:12
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
- “The texture of this is so unique that I honestly have a hard time describing it”1:20–1:24
- “I was surprised by how soft and silky this felt when I first touched and applied it”1:34–1:38
- “It's like the whipped silkier more velvety version of a classic OG silicone primer”1:44–1:49
- “It actually has great glide across my skin as I'm blending it in”2:05–2:09
- “Makeup applies on top of it really nicely without issue, too”2:07–2:12
- “When I first apply this, it does feel refreshing and have that cooling sensation that they described, but it does cause irritation for me, so it ends up just stinging and burning a bit that does eventually fade”2:10–2:14
- “I have noticed that on days when I wear this, when I remove makeup and start applying my nighttime skin care, those skin care products really sting and burn for me, which is not something that I normally experience when I am not wearing this primer”2:22–2:29
- “I just didn't feel like I was seeing much of a difference in terms of smoothing or blurring”2:46–2:50
- Source: I tried 22 overhyped new drugstore beauty launches... save your money - Aug 17, 2025
- “This is a beautiful option if you want a more glowy kind of natural finish”18:19–18:24
- “It's a super fine mist, which is nice, so it's extremely comfortable”18:47–18:54
- “It sets your makeup in a very beautiful, natural way”18:52–18:56
- “If you're someone who likes to use a lot of powder like me, this is kind of like adds life back to the skin”18:56–19:00
- “It feels really refreshing on the skin”
- “It's definitely a great hydrating product”
- “My makeup does wear surprisingly well when I use this compared to other hydrating options out there”19:34–19:39
- “This is definitely one of my favorite products”19:39–19:45
- Source: Best drugstore makeup launches of 2026 so far - May 25, 2026
- “This is so similar to MAC Fix Plus”15:32–15:36
- “I really love how this takes down any little bit of powder”15:34–15:40
- “I feel like it just sets everything in place, adds that little kiss of hydration”15:40–15:46
- “I have been loving this one”
- Source: Drugstore makeup that beats luxury - Apr 20, 2026
- “Milani, what did you put in this new setting spray?”
- “This is the new Milani Make It Last Moisture Boost 16-hour wear alcohol-free”
- “It does have poly glutamic acid, but the most important thing to me is that this has glycerin in it, which is what melts all of the powders together to make your makeup look like skin again”
- “I have on a full layer of powder. I have my regular setting powder. I have powder, bronzer, powder, blush, highlighter, and my skin literally looks like skin”
- “This just like saved my makeup”
- “I was a little concerned that it was looking a little too powdery, and then I sprayed this on, and I'm like, "Wait a minute, this is stunning”
- “Like, I can't stop looking at my makeup”
- “Like I feel like this is the best my makeup has looked in a minute”
Variant: Original
- “This is the one that has been a repurchase for me several times over the years”11:58–12:03
- “This does a really great job of setting my makeup without leaving my face feeling sticky and without changing the finish of my makeup”12:18–12:25
- “It seems to kind of fuse my makeup together and make it look less powdery”12:28–12:34
- “There are hydrating ingredients in here and antioxidant ingredients”12:32–12:37
- “It works well”
- “This is a staple for me”
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
- “This has glycerin in it, botanical extracts, hyaluronic acid. The mist is great”10:43–10:52
- “This gave me the same like juicy, pulled together, deppowdered, but not oily finish as MAC Fix Plus”10:54–11:03
- “I am utterly amazed at how much I love this. Total absolute dupe”11:03–11:13
- Source: 10 Drugstore Makeup Dupes - Apr 6, 2026
- “This is marketed as like a setting spray, but I will sometimes use it as a priming spray as well”4:47–4:54
- “This is just a beautiful product to have on hand to use to either prep your makeup, set your makeup, or use in between if you just feel like you need that extra boost of moisture”
- Source: New drugstore makeup launches for spring 2026 - Apr 19, 2026
- “Milani Make It Last Moisture Boost is now an alcohol-free version”18:53–18:58
- “If you have sensitive skin, you will love this one”18:57–19:00
- “This is a great onesize powder melt alternative”18:58–19:04
- “It melts in all your powders so nicely, but then when it dries down, your face doesn't feel too dewy or slippery”19:02–19:06
- “It's hydrating and refreshing without making your face feel like your products are going to slide off”19:08–19:11
- “I love the original Make It Last and the matte version, but this new moisture boost one is really good as well”19:11–19:16
- “All of Milani setting sprays are incredible. Honestly, they're forever a favorite”19:16–19:22
- Source: Best drugstore makeup top 3 in every category - Jun 6, 2026
- “This is a great setting spray”17:57–18:01
- “A very fine mist that don't saturate you all over. It's a very very fine mist and that's what I like about this for drugstore”18:16–18:22
- Source: 2025 Holy Grail Drugstore Favorites - Jan 22, 2026
- “This is alcohol-free and sets your makeup so nicely”1:27–1:31
- Source: New drugstore makeup speed reviews: hits & misses - May 7, 2026
- “We have the new Milani Make It Last Moisture Boost”2:03–2:06
- “This is an alcohol-free longwear setting spray that's supposed to melt your powders and melt your makeup together”2:06–2:10
- “I'm going to use this on one half of my face to see if there's a difference at the end of the day”2:12–2:14
- “I don't know if you can tell, even like on my chin in the areas where I don't have any highlighter, my skin looks really dewy”2:20–2:26
- “I did notice a really big difference right when I put it on to remove that powdery look”2:50–2:57
- Source: New Drugstore Makeup 2026 - Jan 23, 2026
- “Says it has glycerin in it. That worked really well”5:22–5:26
- Source: Full face drugstore makeup tutorial - Jun 9, 2026
- “This is the best. This is the goat of drugstore setting sprays”
- “I've also said this for years to the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray and that's my holy grail. So for this to come close to Charlotte, that's saying a lot”44:41–44:44
- “It's going to lock into place and it's going to sink the makeup into your skin and take away that powdery edge”
- “This will not feel dry on your skin. It's all skin type, all skin age friendly”45:14–45:18
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
- “Milani get last and then the L'Oreal 3 second setting spray literal cement and hairspray for your face”0:58–1:04
- Source: Full Face Using the Best Drugstore Makeup - Jan 6, 2025
- “I really like this and I think it really helps with the longevity of my makeup as well as giving me a boost of hydration”33:23–33:30
- “This contains polyglutamic acid and glycerin, which again amazing for hydration”33:30–33:38
- Source: Drugstore makeup favorites I'd repurchase first - May 14, 2026
- “First want to start with a matte setting spray. Don't be shy. Especially if you forgot, like I did”28:06–28:12
- “You ever like, 'Damn, I look so powdery.' Throw a setting spray on. It's going to help you”28:09–28:14
- Source: Full face drugstore makeup routine for oily skin - May 19, 2026
- “Sealing it all in with the Milani Make It Last Setting Spray”20:17–20:23
- Source: My New 9-5 Work Makeup Routine (Quick & Long Lasting) - Nov 8, 2025
- “I feel like this is honestly very similar to the Charlotte Tilbury”0:23–0:28
- “This one works just as well and keeps my makeup on just as long”0:26–0:31
- Source: My favorite products that replaced my favorites - May 14, 2026
- “This is a really good lightweight one from the drugstore that does help makeup last longer”
- “It's not the most intense long-lasting setting spray, but I think it's really good, really wearable. It's not offensive to apply”20:42–20:45
- “Not the strongest hold, but definitely is effective”24:46–24:51
- Source: I tried every viral setting spray - Aug 30, 2025
Variant: Hot Tamale
- “This also has that plum brown tone in it”16:12–16:16
- “I just love plum”16:14–16:16
- “Very rich, very bold, but these also come in some lighter colors if you don't like something this intense”16:18–16:23
- “I don't find the plumpness though to be too aggressive”16:25–16:28
- “It doesn't stain my lips, but it is there, so something to keep in mind”16:26–16:30
- “Such a good formula”16:30–16:32
- “Another good fall shade, but in general, if you like a darker lip liner, Hot Tamale is it”16:32–16:36
- Source: The best lip liners and my go-to lip combos - Apr 15, 2026
Variant: Hot Tamale
- “My favorite shade out of the bunch cuz again, it's that brown, very rich tone with a little bit of red in there. Doesn't pull too warm. It's very intense. It's very rich”34:01–34:08
- “It's super creamy, very pigmented, also very long-wearing”34:10–34:16
- “This is plumping. So, you're going to get a little tingle in there. So, if that's not your vibe, you might want to skip out on this. It's not too much, but it definitely does plump”34:14–34:18
- “Also pretty much transfer-proof. That's why I love these lip liners. They are so, so good”34:53–34:56
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 drugstore and high-end favorites - Jan 9, 2026
Variant: Hot Tamale
- “Also richly pigmented and this visibly plumps without burning or stinging”0:48–0:54
- “Compared to Revie, it's a little bit more on the plump side, but both are stunning and you can't go wrong with a Dominique Lip Frame”0:54–0:57
- Source: Top 5 long wearing lip liners - Jan 14, 2026
Variant: Hot Tamalei
- “I'm in love with these new Keep It Full Plumping Lip Liners. This one in Hot Tamalei is my favorite shade. I'm so in love with this color. This is the perfect color for fall”15:24–15:28
- “The most perfect fall lip combo. I'm in love with it”16:04–16:09
- Source: New drugstore makeup tested: which products are worth your money - Sep 13, 2025
Variant: 140 Twice as Spice
- “This is such a great nude liner”13:31–13:38
- “So creamy, so pigmented, long lasting”13:35–13:40
- “This just stays on the lips. It really, really does”13:38–13:45
- “There is a little bit of a tingle sensation, but I would say it's pretty mild. Maybe moderate”13:43–13:47
- “The color is beautiful. Look at that. It's like the perfect kind of neutral spicy everyday liner shade. I love this one”13:53–13:57
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup Right Now (New & Affordable Favorites) - May 5, 2026
Variant: 150 Hotshot
- “It is a little darker, but I want to share it with you in case you like a darker lip liner”14:03–14:06
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup Right Now (New & Affordable Favorites) - May 5, 2026
Variant: Twice As Spice
- “I have two drugstore lip liners that I would pay high end prices for”1:45–1:50
- “The new Milani full plumping lip liner”1:47–1:52
- “This one is in the shade twice as spice”1:51–1:55
- Source: Drugstore makeup tutorial - Aug 2, 2025
- “These are the Milani Keep It Full Plumping Lip Liner”16:18–16:25
- “Do you think it's going to be spicy?”16:25–16:28
- “I can't feel anything yet”
- “I have two lip liner formulas swatched here”16:13–16:21
- Source: Drugstore Makeup That Surprised Me - Jan 14, 2026
Variant: Hot Tamale
- “After eating I was only left with the outline and actually had a little bit of feathering on this day”14:45–14:51
- “These didn't exactly blow me away. I don't know if I would spend $11 on them”14:55–14:59
- Source: Testing new makeup under $20 all week - Aug 25, 2025
Variant: Over the Top
- “The formula glides on really easily without being overly creamy, which I like. I feel like super creamy lip liners just slip around too easily. So, I like that these felt a bit stiffer, but they stayed blendable”12:46–12:53
- “They do dry down to more of a soft matte finish, but they don't feel dry”13:05–13:09
- “When you apply these, it takes a minute, but you can definitely start to feel the chili extract and ginger root oil kick in. It doesn't hurt, but it's a soft sting”
- “I think this formula helps smooth out my lip line similarly to what their plumping balms do for me, which automatically gives a bit of a plumper appearance”13:43–13:47
- “By the third day that I was testing this liner, the sting had turned into more of a tickle. So, I didn't really know if I was getting that immediate plump anymore”14:11–14:17
- “After eating lunch, the lip liner had both faded significantly and transferred to my chin, and it was also transferring onto my water bottle straw”14:31–14:35
- “After eating I was only left with the outline and actually had a little bit of feathering on this day”14:45–14:51
- “These didn't exactly blow me away. I don't know if I would spend $11 on them”14:55–14:59
- Source: Testing new makeup under $20 all week - Aug 25, 2025
Variant: 09
- “If you prefer something a little bit more lightweight, I love the Milani Blur Out Skin Tint Stick”9:09–9:13
- “This has more buildable coverage as well, but it's very natural, weightless, has also a soft matte finish depending on how you prep your skin”9:13–9:19
- “It glides on and melts into the skin like actual butter”9:26–9:30
- “For a skin tint, the coverage is beautiful. It's not too light. You can build it up or keep it light and natural, but it is stunning and will last all day, even in the heat”9:28–9:31
- “I tested this out last year in the summer, and it is a top tier formula”9:35–9:40
- “I'm in the shade nine, by the way, currently with a tan”9:40–9:44
- Source: Best drugstore makeup top 3 in every category - Jun 6, 2026
- “It's incredibly creamy, so smooth”6:07–6:12
- “You can blend it out without really any effort”6:12–6:16
- “It's not an extremely buildable foundation”6:21–6:25
- “It really does look like a light coverage foundation”6:23–6:27
- “It doesn't look cakey”6:31–6:34
- “It doesn't look heavy”6:33–6:36
- “This doesn't last on my skin quite as well as the E.L.F. Soft Glam or the next one I'll talk about”6:35–6:39
- “It really looks so gorgeous”6:51–6:54
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products in every category - Apr 22, 2025
- “This is the Milani conceal and perfect blur out skin tint stick”1:07–1:12
- “This is such a beautiful second skin, skin tint”1:10–1:14
- “It's perfect for every day”
- “It feels very lightweight on the skin”1:12–1:15
- “It looks like skin”1:14–1:16
- Source: Top 10 Favorite Makeup Launches So Far in 2025 - Jun 9, 2025
Variant: 02 Fair Cool Neutral
- “This was surprisingly beautiful on the skin”2:47–2:52
- “It looks chalky at first when you apply it, but it blends in so flawlessly”2:49–2:56
- “It leaves your skin glowing. It has that radiant finish. It doesn't look mattified”2:59–3:04
- “You can't tell where your face ends and the foundation has been applied. That is how good this stuff is”3:04–3:12
- Source: Affordable drugstore makeup for mature skin under $20 - Nov 28, 2025
- “It's going to help to blur out skin texture, larger pores, any skin imperfections”6:42–6:47
- “It's going to give you quick, efficient coverage”6:47–6:53
- “That is one of the easiest foolproof products to apply for your complexion at the drugstore”
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
- “I really love this mascara. This is an honorable mention”20:02–20:05
- “This is how my lashes look. Don't they look so good? I did curl them. My lower lashes are popping”20:11–20:14
- Source: Top 10 Best Drugstore Products of 2026 - May 12, 2026
- “I feel like it bulks up my lashes quickly, which is a quality I really want”
- “It does build up really fast, which keeps my curl from dropping so much, and that I like”
- “If I get a really good curl on them, like this mascara looks so nice on me”
- “This does a lot of work in one coat”
- “This one does not flake”
- “The Milani does a good job for me”
- Source: Elite drugstore makeup GRWM that looks more expensive - May 9, 2026
- “If I can get a really good curl, I'll be content with Milani fan club because hopefully then the curl won't be dropping and this in itself will just in a quick coat give me what I want as far as the bulk on the lashes”9:41–9:47
- Source: No-fail makeup routine for time constraints - Apr 21, 2026
- “I really love how quickly this builds up”4:57–5:02
- Source: Spring lip ideas: combos, pearl finish, stains - Mar 31, 2026
- “I love the original highly rated mascara. That is one of my absolute favorites”5:31–5:38
- Source: Worst makeup of 2026 - Apr 29, 2026
- “This had a tendency to get clumpy very, very quickly”5:59–6:06
- “I don't find that you get like that nice fanned out look”
- “The actual brush just deposits too much product”6:43–6:48
- “I get volume, but it's like volume bordering on looking super clumpy”6:45–6:52
- “It ends up weighing my lashes down, and it definitely does not lift them and curl them and hold them into place well”7:03–7:09
- “I just feel like the marketing is kind of off with this product”
- Source: Worst makeup of 2026 - Apr 29, 2026
- “I have these little six pan palettes in probably every shade they have”19:36–19:45
- “That's what I have on my eyes today”19:43–19:56
- Source: 2025 Holy Grail Drugstore Favorites - Jan 22, 2026
- “I have a couple here that I really love”44:07–44:11
- “The one that I probably use the most is just the matte palette”44:11–44:15
- “They're pretty pigmented overall”44:25–44:28
- “They're pretty powdery, but they're not as thin as some of the other drugstore formulas out there”44:55–45:01
- “They're very easy to build up if that's something you want to do”45:11–45:17
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products in every category - Apr 22, 2025
- “I think are fantastic”
- “The quality is excellent with these”
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
Variant: Call Me Oldfashioned
- “This is a more neutral color story where this one is warmer, but they have others to choose from, too”15:29–15:33
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
Variant: Whiskey Business
- “It's a great warm neutral palette”21:40–21:45
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
- “The smell, pretty tint, very light tint”14:29–14:34
- “Beautiful finish, too”14:34–14:39
- “Super juicy and hydrating, but yet very lightweight, too. I like these lip oils cuz they don't feel overly thick”14:37–14:42
- “I think the tint is perfection. Also love the applicator. It just feels so nice on the lips. This formula is super cushiony and hydrating”14:44–14:52
- “Oh wow. It smells like a chocolate Tootsie Roll. Feel like I want to eat these. It smells so good”14:57–15:02
- “These do have some micro shimmer in them, but it's so smooth and pretty. It's not like chunky glitter”15:00–15:09
- “I honestly love all the shades. I think this one's my favorite”15:18–15:22
- “I love these new lip oils. They feel so luxe, very smooth, very hydrating, not sticky. I love the new colors, too. I think they give the perfect amount of tint”14:41–14:44
- Source: New drugstore makeup tested: which products are worth your money - Sep 13, 2025
- “I love these”
- “These give a very faint tint”30:29–30:33
- “They're juicy, not sticky”
- “They give hydration and shine”30:32–30:36
- “It smells good right here”30:34–30:38
- “They have fruit extracts and vitamin E”30:36–30:41
- “They're just really nourishing”30:39–30:41
- “They're not too runny”
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
- “These smell good, they feel good on the lips, the pigmentation is just right”19:26–19:30
- “It's not too watery and oily where it bleeds all over your lips. They stay in place, but they still have a really pretty like oil shine to them”19:30–19:34
- “They have an incredible range, they're super affordable, and honestly, feel like you're wearing a high-end product on your lips”19:41–19:44
- Source: Best products of the year 2025 favorites - Jan 5, 2026
Variant: Dolce Perla
- “It's giving everything that I expected. It really does look like a white skin glow from within sort of look. Love, love, love”12:05–12:10
- “The blusher and highlighter massive yeses. I mean, just look at that highlight. Absolutely stunning”13:53–13:56
- Source: Trying new drugstore makeup finds 2026 - May 10, 2026
Variant: Dolce Perla
- “It seems like a really nice smooth, soft pearl. Like very, very seamless”9:01–9:10
- “Very much a strobe effect”9:08–9:14
- “Very seamless, sheer when the light's not hitting it. And then bam”9:21–9:26
- “Oh, I really like this actually. Worth the wait, I guess”9:26–9:31
- “The Milani highlight is gorgeous, and I'm actually very excited about it. I think it's a stunning, very strobing effect highlight, which I do like to whip out in the summertime”14:35–14:40
- Source: Using mostly drugstore makeup plus the Rhode bronzer - Jun 12, 2026
Variant: Dolce Pear
- “This is a soft pinky champagne shade that I do think is a little bit too pink on my skin, but if you had a cooler undertone than me, then I think you'd really like that”31:20–31:28
- “It's soft, it's not too dry, and it has a buildable glow”31:38–31:42
- “It does remind me a little bit of Essence Pure Nude at first where it gives you a bit of a softer, more diffused look, but this one you can build up quite a bit”31:40–31:44
- “I still prefer Essence and L'Oreal Lumi Le Glass to this”32:11–32:15
- Source: I tried 27 new drugstore beauty launches - May 17, 2026
Variant: Pleasure
- “These have always been so good. They are super pigmented. They are matte, so they're going to last, but they are not drying”17:39–17:45
- “They are still so creamy. They do not feel drying on the lips at all, which I love”17:45–17:50
- “So good”
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
Variant: Pleasure
- “This one's in the color Pleasure”14:16–14:21
- “It's very light, but it has that pinky tint”14:21–14:28
- “I love this combo with Hard Candy Insta Pout Lip Liner”14:40–14:47
- “These Milani lipsticks are the reason why I don't even think you need a high-end lipstick cuz they give high-end”14:46–14:49
- “It feels so nice on the lips”14:50–14:53
- “It's like a light powdery matte, but it's not dry”14:52–14:56
- Source: The best lip liners and my go-to lip combos - Apr 15, 2026
Variant: Tease
- “I love this formula”12:45–12:47
- “It gives high-end all the way”
- “This is a true nude lipstick. So it has no pink in it, so it pairs really well with brown lip liners or just darker shades in general”12:53–13:00
- “It's very light”13:00–13:04
- “I think this would look so good with a shimmer gloss or even just a milky nude lighter gloss or a clear gloss over top as well”13:04–13:09
- Source: The best lip liners and my go-to lip combos - Apr 15, 2026
- “These are such a good alternative to matte liquid lipsticks”40:24–40:30
- “These stay in place pretty much just as great as matte liquid lipsticks”40:38–40:45
- “They're not as transferproof”
- “These are so much more comfortable while still being incredibly longwearing”40:56–41:01
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products in every category - Apr 22, 2025
- “Those are a little bit thicker than the CoverGirl ones”32:43–32:46
- “Both have great pigment, but the CoverGirl ones you can really blend in with your finger. Whereas the Milani ones are like full coverage intense lipsticks”32:44–32:50
- “I actually wear the red one if I'm going for like a red lip and I know I'm going to be out of the house eating, talking, drinking because I feel like it stays in place like an old school liquid matte lipstick, but it is more of a traditional matte lipstick formula”32:54–32:57
- Source: Best drugstore makeup for hot weather - May 18, 2026
Variant: A Honey
- “Next is the best cream bronzer at the drugstore, which is the Milani”1:11–1:14
- Source: Trying the Viral Shelby Ann Makeup Tutorial - Jul 21, 2025
Variant: Ribbon
- “It doesn't sting or burn like a lot of plumping lip products”31:14–31:20
- “They're really comfortable and smoothing”31:20–31:25
- “They help your lips look fuller because of how smoothing they are with lip lines”31:22–31:27
- “They're flattering”31:25–31:28
- “They have a high shine and a nice subtle tint”31:32–31:40
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
Variant: Ballet
- “It is very very similar”
- “Same sort of thing. It has a glossy finish with some color and feels like nourishing on the lips and looks very similar once on”20:11–20:21
- “They both do have plumping action to them as well”20:27–20:30
- “The difference is quite slim, so good option”20:34–20:38
- Source: 10 Best Drugstore Beauty Dupes 2025 - May 9, 2025
- “Non-negotiable for me”
- “It's a good value product, too, because you're just using a little bit. You'll have a tube of this for a long time”9:50–9:53
- Source: First 10 makeup products I'd buy if starting fresh - Jan 3, 2026
- “We're going to swipe that on the lids”0:39–0:43
- Source: Grwm: $8 Multitasking Palette - Oct 10, 2025
- “I prepped my lids with Milani eye primer”
- Source: Affordable eyeshadow gem - Nov 6, 2025
- “I do not like this eye primer, but it's the only one I can use in this video”14:09–14:17
- “It like worked for a while and then it just stopped working for me, so we'll see if it if it works today or not”14:14–14:22
- Source: Full makeup look not sold at Sephora - Apr 9, 2026
- “I like this one a lot better than the original”
- “It definitely gives great volume, especially at the base of the lashes”27:08–27:14
- “I feel like in the end, I get good volume. I get a little bit of drama without it being too too much”27:29–27:35
- “It doesn't really end up looking clumpy or anything like that”27:35–27:43
- “There's no flaking or smudging throughout the day”
- “I don't know that it's like exceptional”
- “I'm not sure it's going to be something that I end up repurchasing over and over”
- “It's pretty pricey. It's $14.99”
- Source: New drugstore makeup releases for 2026 - May 11, 2026
- “I definitely think it's more ideal than their previous tubing mascara”21:12–21:17
- “I don't think it's going to be like my go-to mascara”21:17–21:21
- “As it dries out, it's definitely a little bit easier to build”21:39–21:44
- “I just don't know that it's going to be like my go-to staple”21:44–21:48
- Source: Drugstore makeup dupes for high-end brands - Jun 15, 2026
- “I don't wear this one on its own a ton because when I want a tubing mascara, I'll reach for this one from E.L.F”48:58–49:03
- “I will use this on top of any mascara I wear to lock it into place”49:03–49:09
- “It's like the perfect mascara topper because my mascara will not go anywhere”49:09–49:14
- “Because it is a tubing mascara, if I just use it on like the very ends of my lashes, it really just amps up the entire look”49:14–49:18
- “On its own, it is a tricky mascara to work with, especially when it's brand new”49:23–49:27
- “For like the first month or two, it's such a wet formula that I feel like it does get very messy very, very quickly”49:25–49:35
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products in every category - Apr 22, 2025
- “I hate the brush on this. I can tell you that right away”4:08–4:14
- “The brush is kind of short and chunky. And the bristles are so short that they kind of deposit all the product at the base of your lashes rather than combing it all the way through”4:22–4:26
- “I was left with more volume down at the base of my lashes, but not as much length toward the ends”4:34–4:41
- “I just felt like my lashes looked really short and stumpy when I was wearing this”5:10–5:15
- “I felt like I had to really like build up a million coats just to kind of get some length out of it”5:14–5:20
- “I just felt like it was too much work at the end of the day”5:20–5:24
- “If you already have really long lashes and you're just looking for something to add a little bit more volume, then you might enjoy this one”5:02–5:07
- Source: Ranking new drugstore makeup: hits, misses & surprises - Jun 13, 2026
- “When you initially open it up, it is so wet. Like, it is the wettest mascara ever. It takes forever to dry out”35:59–36:07
- “I don't typically use this on its own. I'll usually use it as like a last step”36:21–36:25
- “I'll just take this and apply it to like the very ends of my lashes and I feel like it adds the perfect length and then it locks that mascara in extremely well”36:29–36:33
- “I don't have to deal with any like flaking, smudging, transferring”36:45–36:49
- “I love this”
- Source: 50 products I actually used up (beauty empties I loved + hated) - Apr 22, 2026
- “This one doesn't smudge. It doesn't flake. It comes off in tubes but it doesn't give me the drama that I want”1:23–1:28
- “This has been my favorite for quite a few years. It is an amazing mascara”
- “The Milani gives you a little, it gives length and volume, but it more emphasis on volume”
- “It's so good”
- “You guys will love either of these mascaras”
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “I've never tried this, but I've heard so many good things about this”11:57–12:03
- “You guys know I have straight lashes, so this better keep a curl”
- “First impressions, it feels a little bit more like a drier mascara, which I don't mind. I actually don't like super wet mascaras because, you know, they take forever to dry down”12:23–12:28
- “It definitely has less volume upon first application, but let's build it up to a second coat”12:40–12:47
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
- “We'll do the Milani Make It Last Moisture Boost”21:15–21:21
- Source: Grwm without editing the video - Mar 6, 2026
- “It has kind of an effect, an immediate visible effect on the powderiness of your look. It kind of knocks that down a little bit”11:19–11:25
- “It does what you probably want a setting spray to do in a lot of situations”11:27–11:31
- “I do think it's good for the staying power, too”11:31–11:34
- “I've been using it consistently. I've been having different products on my face, and it's done a very good job”11:32–11:36
- “The mist on this is great”11:46–11:50
- “I can feel it literally hitting every part of my face”11:54–11:59
- “I'm liking what I see now”
- “I think it is truly hanging with the make it last type of claim”12:07–12:11
- Source: Makeup follow-ups: products I actually really like - May 19, 2026
- “There's sort of a dewy natural glow to these, which is perfect in my opinion for your cheeks”16:48–16:56
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
Variant: Dolce Pink
- “This is what I used as a highlighter today on this is Dolce Pink, by the way, on top of my blush because it's got the pink color anyway”21:27–21:34
- “It's got this luminosity to it like their baked ones, but it has a little bit higher of a sheen to it”21:41–21:46
- “It's perfect for a liquid highlighter, a liquid blush topper. It works so good”21:48–21:54
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
Variant: Fair
- “I cannot stop using this”19:11–19:16
- “It really helps to brighten things up and it does create such a smooth effect”19:25–19:30
- “I'm so impressed by the quality of this”19:30–19:34
- Source: Drugstore makeup dupes for high-end brands - Jun 15, 2026
Variant: Light Medium
- “I think it's beautiful as far as the finish goes”14:15–14:22
- “It takes the shine down right away and it does look very seamless on the skin. It doesn't look dry. It doesn't look cakey”14:27–14:32
- “It went on really smoothly”14:34–14:38
- “As far as the blurring aspect goes though, I didn't really notice a lot of blur”14:39–14:44
- “It just kind of mattified my skin and that's it”15:32–15:36
- “It wasn't horrible. It didn't look cakey or dry, but at the same time, it didn't really like there was no finish to it”
- “I just don't feel like this is something that people need to like run right out and buy. It's not amazing. It's not terrible, but it's not great”15:34–15:40
- Source: Ranking new drugstore makeup: hits, misses & surprises - Jun 13, 2026
- “Can't beat this. Goes on smooth as glass”
- “I absolutely love Milani lip pencils”
- Source: 2025 Holy Grail Drugstore Favorites - Jan 22, 2026
Variant: Desert Rose
- “This is one of my absolute die hard favorite outside of totally toffee from Maybelline”9:55–10:02
- “This is incredible, the texture for overlining”10:04–10:09
- “Long wearing, glides on smooth, is not too waxy”10:16–10:21
- “Desert Rose is my personal favorite”10:21–10:26
- Source: Drugstore makeup that beats luxury - Apr 20, 2026
Variant: Nude Cream
- “This is such a perfect pinky nude shade”32:13–32:22
- “This lipstick line in general is very creamy”32:31–32:36
- “It has nice opacity”
- “Feels really comfortable”32:34–32:37
- “It has a nice satin finish”32:36–32:40
- “The formula is nice and thin”32:39–32:42
- “You don't feel like your lips are all gooped up with lipstick”32:41–32:44
- “The wear time is really nice, too”32:44–32:47
- Source: Top drugstore makeup favorites in every category - Aug 31, 2025
- “I'm going to dip now into Pink Panacotta from Milani”1:19–1:23
- Source: Work from home grwm - Mar 6, 2026
Variant: 130 Light Beige
- “I truly feel like you cannot go wrong with this one from Milani”5:12–5:21
- “Some people with very dry under eyes don't find it to be hydrating enough”5:22–5:32
- “I just think the coverage is great, the longevity is great, the shade range is good”5:44–5:47
- Source: Best drugstore makeup in every category 2026 - Apr 2, 2026
Variant: 120
- “This concealer is pretty full coverage”6:19–6:24
- “It's covering up my redness really nicely”
- Source: Full face of drugstore makeup (baddie on a budget) - Apr 8, 2026
Variant: Cafe
- “I loved this. I wore this nearly every day in the summer”10:48–10:52
- “It just has like the prettiest glow and the color really suited my skin tone”10:55–11:04
- “This is a 10 out of 10 for me as well”
- Source: Best of Beauty 2025: Favorite Makeup and Fragrance - Jan 4, 2026
Variant: Luminoso
- “I just love my Milani makeup down”7:49–7:54
- “Like I feel like in this economy I'm trying to save money and they genuinely just have really great drugstore makeup”7:53–7:56
- Source: How to do clean girl makeup for beginners | Makeup 101 - Sep 14, 2025
- “This hydrates, but it perfects at the same time”0:57–1:01
- “It has some great hydrating ingredients in it, but it also does have the dimethylone, so it's going to smooth out all of the large pores and the texture that you need to”0:59–1:05
- “This is one that I will be repurchasing in the near future”1:11–1:18
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “Pressed powders are absolutely easier than loose because you don't have to pre-blend the brush”21:42–21:48
- “Pressed is just easier because it's easier to throw in your purse”
- “This is better for like touch-ups throughout the day, better for throwing in your bag”22:10–22:15
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
- “The mist is definitely different. Even though I don't have as much in here, it still sprays evenly all over the face, whereas this one it's very misty and wet, but it is even and it is a little bit more dewy”20:18–20:24
- Source: Drugstore dupes for high-end makeup - Jul 19, 2024
Variant: Tea Rose
- “I feel like it's a really pretty baby pink blush”2:53–2:56
- “It'll go nicely with the cream blush we put on earlier”
- Source: Drugstore Prom Makeup Tutorial - Apr 17, 2025
Variant: Suntan
- “Wow, this is such a good bronzer”19:16–19:20
- “This one is going to be the one that is the most similar to my beloved Lys bronzing powder in the sense that this is not going to deposit too much product at one time, it really allows you to build it up”19:23–19:29
- “It never gets heavy. It never looks cakey. It doesn't get patchy”19:55–20:01
- “One of the best drugstore bronzers that I've been able to find thus far”20:12–20:18
- Source: My current favorite beauty products I can't stop using - May 25, 2026
Variant: Terra
- “Terra is my actual favorite. It's a deeper, more sultry brown”27:50–27:56
- “These are so pretty. They're so easy to work with. They glide on. They're pigmented. They're long-lasting”27:37–27:40
- “Super easy, super fast”30:15–30:17
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
Variant: Sand
- “Sand is going to be a really great option if you want something natural, daytime appropriate”28:19–28:25
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
Variant: Rose
- “Rose is going to be just that, a really pretty rosé type shade. Would be super beautiful on blue eyes”28:05–28:13
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
Variant: Canyon
- “These are so pretty. They're so easy to work with. They glide on. They're pigmented. They're long-lasting”27:37–27:40
- “Super easy, super fast”30:15–30:17
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
- “I just recommend using a little bit of eyeshadow primer and then going in with your setting powder and just applying that on top”
- Source: Effortless no makeup makeup look under $10 - May 28, 2026
- “Milani Stay Put Tank, that stuff does not move from where you put it”20:29–20:35
- “the Milani is a felt tip, but that applies with these too and it wears all day”21:02–21:08
- Source: Catrice haul and try-on - Apr 7, 2026
Variant: Black
- “I'm treating it like I've already used it up, but there's still juice in it. It's still alive”5:32–5:37
- Source: Makeup haul under $10 at Walmart - Jun 6, 2026
Variant: 09 Spice
- “I absolutely love this shade. It's a really warm sort of terracotta brown. Looks really good with the warmer lip shades I like to wear”31:14–31:20
- “This is a classic wooden lip pencil, so very blendable, creamy, no dragging at all”31:22–31:28
- “I really like this for softly contouring the lips”31:28–31:32
- “Super blendable. I can really easily diffuse it so that it looks like a nice soft natural contour”31:56–32:01
- “As a wooden pencil, this doesn't set down. It's not going to become transferproof. But despite that, I still find it to be pretty longwearing”32:01–32:06
- “Just a really solid, beautiful, affordable lip liner”32:30–32:34
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 24, 2025
Variant: Rose Rising
- “Four out of five days. This is what I'm using”18:41–18:45
- “It keeps my lips so much more comfortable just by itself”19:04–19:08
- “This is just a really nice all-in-one one swipe and you're done type of product”19:11–19:14
- “This is definitely the most moisturizing lip stain that I've tried”19:24–19:29
- “This is something that I can rely on to just look decent all day, even if I don't have a chance to touch it up”19:38–19:46
- “I just love this shade”
- Source: My New 9-5 Work Makeup Routine (Quick & Long Lasting) - Nov 8, 2025
- “Hypochlorous acid is one of my favorite ingredients in skin care”1:45–1:52
- “It's a pretty fine mist”1:52–1:55
- “It's a hydration boosting formula with electrolytes as well”2:08–2:13
- “Prep mist, I don't know if I would use as much to be honest. Because I usually use a hypochlorous acid in my skin care routine, which I already have, you know, from other brands”1:30–1:36
- Source: Trying new drugstore makeup and found some gems - Apr 22, 2026
- “We're going to use this pore filling primer to pore fill our pores in the center”3:53–3:59
- Source: Full face drugstore makeup routine for oily skin - May 19, 2026
- “This leaves a veil on my skin that I don't like. It almost looks like saran wrap and it dulls for me how I like my skin to look”8:56–9:03
- “It almost undoes everything that I sort of do and didn't make it look as pretty”9:06–9:14
- “It could still be the best setting spray you ever use. I know that people love this, but it just doesn't hit those marks that I needed to hit”9:20–9:23
- “It probably works best with other Milani product”
- Source: How to find the best setting spray - Nov 3, 2025
Variant: Black
- “The application is so easy”
- “Really easy to control”17:15–17:18
- “What you're going to love about this is that it's not going to smudge for anything. Okay, you can cry. It's not going to go anywhere”17:36–17:43
- Source: All drugstore wedding guest makeup look - Jun 16, 2026
Variant: Black Brown
- “I love this shade. It is truly a cool cool dark brown that actually matches my hair perfectly”4:51–4:59
- “This is a pretty pigmented formula though I find it easy to blend so that it doesn't look too heavy”5:08–5:14
- “Right away, I noticed how much hold this product provides”5:51–5:54
- “I do love this small applicator. I feel like it gives me enough precision while also being really easy to sweep color through, and I was able to achieve a very full and defined look”6:00–6:05
- “Throughout the day, I was really happy with the hold. I didn't have any rogue brow hairs going MIA from the rest of my brow. And I didn't experience any flaking at all”
- “When I rubbed them with my finger, as far as the smudge proof claims, the color did transfer. It did kind of blur the brow color”6:28–6:35
- “I don't know if I would actually consider this smudge proof”6:42–6:47
- “This product does not claim to be waterproof or sweatproof. And those are two things that I really look for in brow products”6:45–6:51
- Source: Testing new makeup under $20 all week - Aug 25, 2025
Brand note
Milani is a drugstore brand that consistently delivers solid color cosmetics — especially bronzers and blushes — that creators compare favorably to high-end counterparts. The Cheek Kiss Cream Bronzer is a standout: a natural, almost matte finish that blends easily, lasts well, and works over both bare skin and powder. The Baked Bronzer and Baked Blush get more mixed reactions — the bronzer can read warm or orange on cooler skin tones, and the blush is sheer and buildable rather than punchy.
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